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SCSI: Small Computer System Interface is an industry standard interface
for connection of a variety of peripheral devices.
SD cards: Secure Digital cards are flash memory widely used in a variety
of digital devices such as digital cameras and Personal Digital
Assistants.
serial port: A communications port to which you can connect devices,
such as a modem, mouse, or serial printer.
serial: The handling of data bits one after the other.
SIO: Serial Input/Output. The electronic methodology used in serial data
transmission.
Smart media: A storage card of about one-thirds of the area of a
conventional PC card and only 0.76mm thickness. It can be used
in equipment that requires a removable memory chip for
portability.
soft key: Key combinations that emulate keys on the IBM keyboard,
change some configuration options, stop program execution, and
access the numeric keypad overlay.
software: The set of programs, procedures and related documentation
associated with a computer system. Specifically refers to
computer programs that direct and control the computer system’s
activities. See also hardware.
standby: See resume.
stop bit: One or more bits of a byte that follow the transmitted character
or group codes in asynchronous serial communications.
subpixel: Three elements, one red, one green and blue (RGB), that make
up a pixel on the colour LCD. The computer sets subpixels
independently, each may emit a different degree of brightness.
See also pixel.
suspend: See resume.
S-video: This connection provides separate lines for contrast and colour,
which produces a video image superior to that produced by a
composite connection. See also RCA jack.
synchronous: Having a constant time interval between successive bits,
characters or events.
system disk: A disk that has been formatted with an operating system.
For MS-DOS the operating system is contained in two hidden files
and the COMMAND.COM file. You can boot a computer using a
system disk. Also called an operating system disk.
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